Lawyer Overview

Areas of Practice

• Criminal Law
• Federal Appellate Practice
• State Appellate Practice
• Habeas Corpus and Post-Conviction Motions
• Professional Disciplinary Proceedings

Representative Cases

• Menna v. New York, 423 U.S. 61 (Supreme Court of the United States 1975)
• Ramsey v. New York, 440 U.S. 444 (Supreme Court of the United States 1979)
• United States v. Panitz, 907 F.2d 1267 (1st Cir. 1990)
• United States v. Eisen, 974 F.2d 246 (2d Cir. 1992)
• United States v. Balter, 91 F.3d 427 (3d Cir. 1996)
• United States v. Jemal, 26 F.3d 1267 (3d Cir. 1994)
• State v. Gilmore, 103 N.J. 508 (Supreme Court of New Jersey 1986)
• State v. Engel, 249 N.J. Super. 336 (App. Div. 1991)
• State v. Kamienski, 254 N.J. Super. 75 (App. Div. 1992)
• People v. Feerick, 93 N.Y.2d 433 (Court of Appeals of New York 1999)
• People v. DaGata, 86 N.Y.2d 40 (Court of Appeals of New York 1995)
• People v. Canepa, 295 A.D.2d 247 (1st Dept. 2002)
• People v. Dubinsky, 289 A.D.2d 415 (2nd Dept. 2001)
• In re Agulnick, 263 A.D.2d 239 (1st Dept. 1999)
• In re Gogel, 263 A.D.2d 222 (1st Dept. 1999)
• Kurz v. Justices of the Supreme Court, Kings Co., 228 A.D.2d 74 (2d Dept. 1997)
• People v. Freier, 228 A.D.2d 520 (2d Dept. 1996)
• People v. Granja, 194 A.D.2d 626 (2d Dept. 1993)
• People v. Viloria, 160 A.D.2d 499 (1st Dept. 1990)
• People v. Feuer, 11 A.D.3d 633 (2d Dept. 2004)
• People v. Romano, 8 A.D.3d 503 (2d Dept. 2004)
• In re Levine, 7 A.D.3d 4 (2d Dept. 2004)
• In re Hankin, 296 A.D.2d 238 (1st Dept. 2002)

West Practice Categories

Criminal Law, Federal Appellate Practice, State Appellate Practice, Administrative Law

Bar Admissions

• New Jersey, 1980
• New York, 1973
• U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1975
• U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1982
• U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit, 1990
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1974
• U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1974
• U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1980
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1978

Professional Associations and Memberships

• New York State Bar (Member, Section of Criminal Law)
• The New York State Bar Association (Member, Committee on Professional Discipline)
• American Bar Association (Member, Section of Criminal Law)
• Brooklyn Bar Association (Member, Judiciary Screening Committee)
• Franzblau and Dratch, A Professional Corporation, Livingston, NJ (Of Counsel)

Honors and Awards

• "AV" Rated by Martindale-Hubbell, 1986 - Present
• Recognized as a "Super Lawyer" in the Super Lawyers Magazine New York¸ Metro Edition, 2008
• Recipient of the Kings County Bar Association Practitioner of the Year Award, 2009
• Recognition by Staten Island Legal Defense Services For Commitment to Quality Defense Services to the Indigent, 2004
• Recognition by the Kings County District Attorney's Office for Outstanding Service and Dedication to Excellence as an Assistant District Attorney and Deputy Chief, Appeals Bureau, 1980

Classes and Seminars

• Continuing Legal Education Guest Lecturer on topics including Criminal Appeals, Attorney Ethics & Court of Appeals & Supreme Court Review for the Brooklyn Bar, Kings County Criminal Bar, Nassau County Bar, New York County Bar & Queens County Bar Associations

Past Employment Positions

• New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, 2nd Judicial Department, Presiding Justice Milton Mollen, Principal Law Secretary, 1983 - 1985
• Greenberg, Margolis, Ziegler & Schwartz, P.A., Roseland, New Jersey, Senior Associate
• Kings County District Attorney's Office, Appeals Bureau, Brooklyn, New York, Deputy Chief, 1977 - 1980
• Kings Court District Attorney's Office, Brooklyn, New York, Grand Jury Bureau, 1977
• Kings County District Attorney's Office, Assistant District Attorney, 1973 - 1980

Education

• University at Buffalo Law School, Buffalo, New York, 1973
  J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
  Honors: cum laude
• New York University, New York, New York, 1970
  M.A. Master of Arts (History)
• New York University, New York, New York, 1967
  B.A., Bachelor of Arts

Published Works

• New York Criminal Practice Handbook (Co-Editor), New York State Bar Association

Address

One Whitehall Street
10 Floor
New York, NY 10004

Phones

(212) 425-5191

Faxes

(212) 425-5890

Emails

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Websites

http://www.mhappeals.com